NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa. A fierce and courageous all-female ...

There is a long history of Black actors and faces being over or underexposed on screen, a combination of how cameras and celluloid have been geared toward whiteness over Black skin. But “The Woman ...

The Woman King's fight choreographer tells us why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This was completely separate and different ...

The fascinating story of a group of warrior women from West African history is the subject of the play “Black Sparta.” The production follows the Mino, an all-female military regiment in the Kingdom ...

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. In creating the screenplay, Stevens and the rest ...

Davis has depth and gravitas in Prince-Bythewood’s stirring if not strictly historical epic. Credit: Courtesy of Ilze Kitshoff/Sony Pictures How often does a film with a Black woman director and stars ...

Sony Pictures’ “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis, is now playing in theaters, and much like past historical actioners like “Braveheart” or “Gladiator,” those who venture out to see the film will ...

Aaliyah Alicia Thompson, a 21-year-old African American woman from Stockbridge, Ga., has made history as the first woman with autism in the country to open her very own beauty bar. She recently opened ...